Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday presented its maiden budget of Rs 3,84,659.71 crore in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday presented its maiden budget in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The highlight of Rs 3,84,659.71 crore budget for 2017-18 was a special provision of Rs 36,000 crore to honour BJP's poll promise of farm loan waiver through debt redemption. Presenting the budget in the Assembly, Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal said the budget is 10.9 per cent higher than last fiscal's and earmarks Rs 55,781.96 crore for new schemes.

Here are the highlights of the Uttar Pradesh budget for 2017-18 presented in the assembly today: